Police arrest phone thief in Lagos
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Chinedu Ike, a suspected serial phone thief.
This is contained in its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
RRS said the suspect, who was rescued from being lynched by a mob for stealing a phone, committed the same offence a few weeks after.
“The suspect was rescued from jungle justice by the RRS patrol team sometime in September 2022 in Iyana Oworo over the phone theft.”
RRS said Mr Ike was beaten to a coma and discharged from the hospital some days after the mob attack.
“He was beaten to a coma by witnesses before he was rushed to the hospital by the team.
“On Monday, using his usual style, he sneaked into a parked car to steal the driver’s phone.
“Ike was arrested by our team when those who knew him hinted to the driver to check his phone,” it said.
RRS stated that its team recovered the driver’s Infinix Note 10 from the suspect’s bag.
The statement said Mr Ike had been sentenced.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Health
Only 22 million out of 240 million Nigerians on health insurance, says NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority says the number of Nigerians enrolled in health insurance has risen to more than 22 million.
States
Delta: NDLEA says 36 hectares of cannabis farm destroyed
NDLEA says it destroyed 36.2 hectares of suspected cannabis plantation and seized N450 million worth of illicit drugs in Delta over the last year.
World
Trump says ceasefire with Iran over as U.S. launches fresh strikes
IRGC disclosed on Wednesday that it targeted U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait and that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone.
Economy
Tinubu urges Afreximbank to mobilise resources for Africa’s industrialisation
Mr Tinubu urged the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank to leverage Africa’s human, financial and natural resources to promote economic progress for all Africans.
States
Bayelsa: Father, son arrested for illegally possessing guns
The Bayelsa police command says it has arrested a 68-year-old man and his 36-year-old son for illegally possessing four single-barrelled firearms.
Africa
Tunisia proposes ban on single-use plastic bags
Members of the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunisia have put forward a legislative initiative aimed at a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags.
